{"id":6447,"date":"2021-04-08T12:31:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T12:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6447"},"modified":"2021-04-29T04:25:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T04:25:13","slug":"first-time-in-ipl-differently-abled-cricket-given-representation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/news\/first-time-in-ipl-differently-abled-cricket-given-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secretary Of The BCCI, Has Extended Invitation to DCCI to Come and Be Part Of The IPL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 text-justify mt-3\">This year\u2019s IPL Opening ceremony for the first time shall have representation from the Differently abled governing council members. Mr Jay Shah, the Secretary of the BCCI, has extended invitation to the office bearers of the   Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) to come and be part of the IPL Opening match to be held in Chennai on the 9th of April. This is for the first time the DCCI members will be part of any BCCI event. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mahantesh. G.K President of DCCI, expressed his gratitude and thanked Jay Shah, \u201cWe are very thankful to Mr Jay Shah for inviting us to attend the opening ceremony of the biggest T20 tournament in the world. From the very beginning, he has been very encouraging and has been promoting differently-abled cricket in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-fluid data-aos-up\" src=\"https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Differently-Abled-Cricket-Council-of-India.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ravi Chauhan, Secretary of DCCI, considers this as a mark of respect and appreciation for thousands of differently abled cricket players of the country. \u201cThough five members of DCCI will be attending the Opening Ceremony in Chennai, but in reality, thousands of cricketers of PWD community shall feel proud. We are just the faces, but the invitation is actually to each and every differently abled cricketer and for this we will be always grateful to Mr Shah for keeping his promise of giving dignity and equality to our cricket.\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>After years of struggle, finally it seems that the time for Differently-Abled Cricket has come.  Dr Mahantesh GK, President, Mr Sumit Jain, Vice President, Ravi Chauhan, Gen Secy , Sqn LdrAbhai Pratap Singh Retd., JtSecy and John David, Treasurer, DCCI are attending the IPL Opening Ceremony representing various forms of Differently Abled Cricket. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s IPL Opening ceremony for the first time shall have representation from the Differently abled <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6448,"template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6447","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Secretary Of The BCCI, Has Extended Invitation to DCCI to Come and Be Part Of The IPL - Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled - Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Secretary Of The BCCI, Has Extended Invitation to DCCI to Come and Be Part Of The IPL - 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